Tata India Summit at Booth School of Business to debate India's role in global economy

India's emergence as a key global player and its role in the world economy would be the focus of 8th Annual Tata India leadership summit being hosted by the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, later this month.

A gathering of top industry executives, government leaders and academics will explore critical topics such as India's emergence as a world power and how the next decade will define its place on the world stage. Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Y V Reddy, who is also a former IMF Executive Director and Marshall Bouton, president Chicago Global Council on Global Affairs, will address the theme of this year's conference, "India's New Seat at the World Table".

Among other speakers are Tata executives Warren Harris, the president and COO of Tata Technologies and Christopher McCarthy, Director Tata Steel International Americas, who will be participating as the opening keynote speaker and panelist respectively. During his keynote, Harris plans to discuss the importance of Indian innovation to the future of the global automotive industry and the breakthrough eMO EV study by Tata Technologies. McCarthy will be participating on the "2012 India Investment Outlook" panel.

"India's emergence as a global player will open doors to unprecedented opportunities within the US and worldwide," remarked Harris. "Tata Technologies remains committed to strengthening both the US and Indian economies and will continue to play an integral role in their further development," he said. Harris, in his keynote address, will discuss the coming of age of Indian automotive engineering and the significance of Indian innovation to the future of the global automotive industry.